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Gallery: PAGE LITERARY SOCIETY RULE BOOK

Pages from the pocket rule book of the Page Literary Society at Millersville State Normal School, preserved among the personal papers of WWI soldier Pvt. Willis W. Wagener. Its constitution, officer duties, and rules of order reveal how debate and parliamentary procedure trained a generation of young Americans for civic life before wartime service.

"The Tower of the Old Normal Bell" — Illustration Page from a Literary Society Rule Book, Willis W. Wagener Collection

"The Tower of the Old Normal Bell" — Illustration Page from a Literary Society Rule Book, Willis W. Wagener Collection

Illustrated Booklet Page with Circular Photo Vignettes: 'Over to Andy's' and 'Down Shenk's Lane'

Illustrated Booklet Page with Circular Photo Vignettes: 'Over to Andy's' and 'Down Shenk's Lane'

Printed Page: "The Old Normal Bell" by John L. Shroy, Millersville Alumni Banquet Poem, 1907

Printed Page: "The Old Normal Bell" by John L. Shroy, Millersville Alumni Banquet Poem, 1907

Cover of "P.L.S." (Page Literary Society) Rule Book, Belonging to Pvt. Willis W. Wagener

Cover of "P.L.S." (Page Literary Society) Rule Book, Belonging to Pvt. Willis W. Wagener

Page Literary Society Membership Certificate, State Normal School, Millersville, PA, 1881 (Wagener Family Archive)

Page Literary Society Membership Certificate, State Normal School, Millersville, PA, 1881 (Wagener Family Archive)

Title Page: 'Constitution, By-Laws, and Rules of Order of the Page Literary Society,' Pennsylvania State Normal School, Millersville, 1880

Title Page: 'Constitution, By-Laws, and Rules of Order of the Page Literary Society,' Pennsylvania State Normal School, Millersville, 1880

Table of Contents, Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws Rule Book

Table of Contents, Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws Rule Book

Constitution of the Page Literary Society -- State Normal School, Millersville, Pennsylvania (Willis W. Wagener Collection)

Constitution of the Page Literary Society -- State Normal School, Millersville, Pennsylvania (Willis W. Wagener Collection)

Page 5 of the Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Millersville State Normal School

Page 5 of the Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Millersville State Normal School

Page 6, Constitution of the Page Literary Society, Millersville State Normal School - Wagener Collection

Page 6, Constitution of the Page Literary Society, Millersville State Normal School - Wagener Collection

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 7 (Article IV-V, Officer Duties)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 7 (Article IV-V, Officer Duties)

Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Page 8 -- Duties of President, Vice President, and Secretary

Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Page 8 -- Duties of President, Vice President, and Secretary

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 9 — Officer Duties (Editor, Critic, Librarian)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 9 — Officer Duties (Editor, Critic, Librarian)

Page 10, Constitution of the Page Literary Society — Personal Papers of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener

Page 10, Constitution of the Page Literary Society — Personal Papers of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 11 - Article VII (Property), Willis W. Wagener WWI Collection

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 11 - Article VII (Property), Willis W. Wagener WWI Collection

Page 12, "Article VIII — Amendment," Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws Booklet

Page 12, "Article VIII — Amendment," Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws Booklet

By-Laws Page, Literary Society Rule Book, Millersville State Normal School (WWI Era)

By-Laws Page, Literary Society Rule Book, Millersville State Normal School (WWI Era)

Page 14, "Article III -- Committee of Curators," By-Laws of a Literary Society Rule Book (Page Library), with Period Pencil Annotations

Page 14, "Article III -- Committee of Curators," By-Laws of a Literary Society Rule Book (Page Library), with Period Pencil Annotations

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 15 – Willis W. Wagener WWI Collection

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 15 – Willis W. Wagener WWI Collection

By-Laws of a Literary Society, Page 16 - Debate Rules and Society Governance

By-Laws of a Literary Society, Page 16 - Debate Rules and Society Governance

Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Page 17 – Articles IX and X

Page Literary Society Constitution and By-Laws, Page 17 – Articles IX and X

By-Laws of a Literary Society, Page 18 (Vice President, Librarian, and Treasurer Duties)

By-Laws of a Literary Society, Page 18 (Vice President, Librarian, and Treasurer Duties)

Page 19, Page Literary Society Rule Book - Article XI (Standing Committees) and Article XII (Special Committees)

Page 19, Page Literary Society Rule Book - Article XI (Standing Committees) and Article XII (Special Committees)

Page Literary Society By-Laws, Page 20 — Article XIII, Anniversary Exercises

Page Literary Society By-Laws, Page 20 — Article XIII, Anniversary Exercises

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 21 (Articles XIV-XV) — Wagener Collection

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 21 (Articles XIV-XV) — Wagener Collection

Page 22 from a Printed Literary Society By-Laws Booklet (Wagener Personal Collection)

Page 22 from a Printed Literary Society By-Laws Booklet (Wagener Personal Collection)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 23 -- Order of Business, from the Papers of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener (WWI)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 23 -- Order of Business, from the Papers of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener (WWI)

Page 24 of the Page Literary Society By-Laws Booklet, Articles XVII-XVIII

Page 24 of the Page Literary Society By-Laws Booklet, Articles XVII-XVIII

"Rules of Order" Page from the Page Literary Society Rule Book (Willis W. Wagener Collection)

"Rules of Order" Page from the Page Literary Society Rule Book (Willis W. Wagener Collection)

Page 26, 'Rules of Order' Pamphlet — Willis W. Wagener Literary Society Collection, WWI Era

Page 26, 'Rules of Order' Pamphlet — Willis W. Wagener Literary Society Collection, WWI Era

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 27 - Rules on Debate and Division of Questions

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 27 - Rules on Debate and Division of Questions

Page 28, Rules of Order: Literary Society Procedural Rulebook (Wagener Collection)

Page 28, Rules of Order: Literary Society Procedural Rulebook (Wagener Collection)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 29 - Rules on Adjournment, Privilege, Order, and Appeal

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 29 - Rules on Adjournment, Privilege, Order, and Appeal

Page 30, "Rules of Order" Booklet of a Literary Society, Willis W. Wagener Collection, Early 20th Century

Page 30, "Rules of Order" Booklet of a Literary Society, Willis W. Wagener Collection, Early 20th Century

Page 31 of the 'Page Literary Society' Rule Book — Rules on Committees

Page 31 of the 'Page Literary Society' Rule Book — Rules on Committees

Page 32, "Rules of Order" Literary Society Rule Book — Rules 67-75 (Amendments, Reconsidering and Rescinding)

Page 32, "Rules of Order" Literary Society Rule Book — Rules 67-75 (Amendments, Reconsidering and Rescinding)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 33 (Rules 76-87)

Page Literary Society Rule Book, Page 33 (Rules 76-87)

Page Literary Society Business Forms Page, State Normal School, Millersville, Pennsylvania, 1880

Page Literary Society Business Forms Page, State Normal School, Millersville, Pennsylvania, 1880

"Form of Keeping Accounts" Page from the Page Literary Society Rule Book, 1880

"Form of Keeping Accounts" Page from the Page Literary Society Rule Book, 1880

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